LSD Whine
Just wanted to post a thread to clearify an issue some of us have had with
differential noise. I was getting a very loud whine from my car that was directly related to load or throttle input. When I first noticed the noise; it was just prior to new tranny swap and suspension bushing changeout. I figured the noise was coming from the tranny as it was having several issues. After all this work was completed and car was ready to roll; I still had this F**king noise which was amplified by the bushing swap (Delrin). It was also very apparant it was in the differential. This was also a pisser as I just had the diff. out, opened, and cleaned and saw no apparant problems (no metal of any kind and still nice and tight, gears, etc.). Read everything I could find on the forum and after talking to some folks smarter than me, I took a shot at changing the bearings in the differential. As I broke it down I discovered that the forward input bearing (closest to the drive shaft), had at some point had water get to it. The pinion shaft and the inside of the bearing had corrosion on them and had a distinctive grinding sound which would cause this high frequency whine (the faster I went; the louder it got). Ray Crowe sent me all the bearings and input seal. We changed everything once we had it out, but I am sure that the front input bearing was the whole problem. It makes sense that the bearing closest to possible water intrusion would be the first to go. Bottom line; these are very well built and engineered LSD's. As long as you keep the fluids clean and aren't too hard on them they should last a very long time. P.S. All the bearings, crush sleeve, and seal were $175.00 from Ray. A little patience, alot of attitude, and some cold beer will get it done for you. Good Luck! |
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